How To Put Shingles On A Shed Roof

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How to put shingles on a shed roof.

Place one nail at each corner a little way in from the edges and then one if not two in the middle. Nail the shingle in place with four nails so the shingle overlaps the drip cap on the end and bottom of the roof by 1 2 to 3 4 inch. Handy home shows you universal shingling techniques that can be applied to any shed. Lay the entire first row one at a time nailing each down with one inch roofing nails.

Use your chalk and tape measure to mark about 12 inches up on the roof for the first set of shingles. Shingling a shed and want some tips. Rubber roof shingles a shingle made from recycled rubber mostly tires. Cut the tabs off a shingle.

The most common asphalt shingle and have 1 4 slots cut out to form three 12 inch rectangular tabs in their bottom half. Continue to chalk additional guidelines based on the width of the shingle through at least four courses rows across the roof. Roofing shingles come in strips that are generally about 3 feet long and 8 or 10 inches wide. Shingling a wooden storage shed roof is important for a great looking and long lasting shed.

Repeat this basic pattern alternating shingles across the roof working toward the right side using the chalk line to keep the shingles straight horizontally. Begin shingling at the bottom edge of the roof starting at one end. Shed roof shingle types 3 tab roof shingles. Nail a shingle at the end of each wall with the proper overhang and snap a chalk line to serve as a guide for the row.

Continue nailing cut shingles along the bottom row to create a solid strip of shingles at the bottom of the roof. Roofing felt drip edge shingle. Repeat this on both sides of the roof. Every 5 inches make a new mark until you get to the rop of the roof.

Start installing roof shingles in order to make your roof water tight and to eliminate wind infiltration first place tar on the bottom edge of the roof and lay a row of roofing shingles upside down all the way across the. Your shingles should hang over the edge of the shed s wall sheathing by about an inch or two. Use 4 nails per shingle and 6 nails on the prevailing windward sides of the roof as wind resistance nailing. For this project you will need.

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